The experimental classroom at Grey Court School is obvious because is at the front of the school as it faces Ham Street but the similar building at Meadlands Primary School is hidden behind the school. To see it, you have to do what I did and walk down the lane off Lock Road that leads to the pumping station.
I was walking down there to see the progress on the housing being built there and could not resist the temptation to look over the wall. The school grounds look massive and the white pod makes quite an impact even when surrounded by that much grass.
Zooming in reveals more detail on the pod and also gives a better impression of its size.
I have no idea what it is like inside, or how effective it is as a classroom, but I do like the way that it looks. It is striking without being outrageous.
It's called the Ingenium. It's just as cool inside with clever natural lighting. My daughter goes to Meadlands and she loves it when she has classes in there.
ReplyDeleteWhite elephant. Waste of money. Just build traditional classrooms and forget about the architect's egos.
ReplyDeleteNobody is building traditional classrooms any more because the way we teach, and the technology we use to do so, has changed so much.
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